I read in !emc-pstc that richhug...@aol.com wrote (in <014C7BA9.2FB45A16 .0ba45...@aol.com>) about 'Safety testing after equipment repair' on Thu, 22 May 2003:
>For earth bond test we suggested that only a low >current would normally be required because the equipment would have been >type tested at a higher current anyway and the intention of these >Regulations is to show up deterioration of products in the workplace caused >by normal wear and tear. There is a justification for a high-current test **where it won't cause any new damage**. The justification is that it will find bad joints in the PEC path, and stranded PEC and bond wires that have only one or two strands still intact. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: emc_p...@symbol.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
